Manufacturing Engineer, Precision Optics & Automation

Coherent Corp.; Budd Lake (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Coherent Corp. in Budd Lake, NJ, seeks manufacturing engineers to drive process improvements across critical product lines. The role focuses on reducing variance, improving throughput, and lowering costs through data-driven margin opportunities.

You will lead cycle-time reduction, labor content optimization, and capital/CI projects while developing robust work instructions, PFMEAs, routers, and BOMs. Strong Lean Six Sigma and automation experience are required for success.

Qualifications

• BS in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, or other relevant technical degree.

Responsibilities

• Drive manufacturing process improvements for Budd Lake production operations focused on reducing manufacturing variance, absorption variance, and product cost.
• Analyze production data, routings, labor standards, yields, scrap, rework, and capacity utilization to identify and execute margin improvement opportunities.
• Lead cycle time reduction, throughput improvement, and labor content optimization projects for key product families including Sapphire and YVO4.
• Develop, maintain, and improve process documentation including work instructions, routers, travelers, BOMs, process flows, capacity models, and PFMEAs.
• Evaluate and improve material utilization, WIP flow, inventory turns, and production planning alignment to reduce future excess and obsolete inventory exposure.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Cross-functional leadership

Data analysis

Root cause analysis

DOE & PFMEA

Process documentation

Problem solving

Education

BS in Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

Automation

Robotics

Machine integration

Job description

Coherent Corp. in Budd Lake, NJ, seeks manufacturing engineers to drive process improvements across critical product lines. The role focuses on reducing variance, improving throughput, and lowering costs through data-driven margin opportunities.

You will lead cycle-time reduction, labor content optimization, and capital/CI projects while developing robust work instructions, PFMEAs, routers, and BOMs. Strong Lean Six Sigma and automation experience are required for success.